じょ

noun

  1. feelings, emotion, sentiment.
  2. compassion, sympathy.
  3. passion, affection, love.
  4. the way things really are, the actual situation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
じょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

feelings, emotion, passion
ジョウ なさ.け セイ (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)